Adjustable support for burners and the like



Jan. 9,1923.' L. s. CHADWICK.

ADJUSTABLE SUPPORT FOR BUNERS AND THE UKE.

2 vSHEETS-SHEET L FILED DEC.5, |921.

Jan. 9, 1923. Ll S. CHADWICK. ADJUSTABLE SUPPORT FOR BURNERS AND THELIKE.

2 SHEETS-.SHEET 2.

FILED DEC. 5| i921- innata ica.

LEE S. CI-IADWICK, OF SHAKER HEIGHTS, `HID, ASSIGNOR TO THECLEVELANDIEETAL PRODUCTS COMPANY, F CLEVELAND, OHM), Pn CURBORATION OF OHIO.

Application'filed4 December 5, 1921. SeriaLNo. 520,002.

To all whom t may concern:

Beit knownthat I, Lien S. CHADwioii, a

citizen of lthe United States, residing at Shaker Heights, inthe countyof Cuyahoga and State` ot' Ohio, have invented a certain new and usefulImprovement in an Adjust able Support Jfor Burners and the like, of

which the following is a full, clearand eX- f act description, referencebeing had to the accompanying' drawings.

This invention relates to improvements in oil stoves and has to do moreparticularly with means for supporting the burners. i

rlhe `objects ot the invention are to pro vide supporting means for oilburners that is very simple oit' construct-ion and is economical oicmanufacture. and by which the burner may be readily adjusted to align itwith the burner opening in a stove stop, the adjustment beingparticularly simple, both as to construction and manipulation, and veryeffective in holding,` the burner in its prop-l erly adjusted positionagainst accidental dis- .il further object ot thein arrangement.veiition is to provide a unique form of clamp which., besidesconstitutinga part of the burner supporting; means, serves to bind theinletfitting` oft the burnerto the fuel supply pipe.

The foregoing objects, and others which will become apparent from thefollowing description, are attained in the embodiment ot the inventionillustrated in the drawings accompanying' and formingr a part hereof and`wherein Fig. l is a section through an oil stove showing' abnrnersupported therein in accordance with my invention; Fig. 2 is a'fragmentary front elevation of the burner,

with the hand wheel of the wick raising spindle omitted to more clearlyshow the adjustable legiof the supportim);` means, the present viewandthose following being' on a `somewhat larger scale than Fig. l; Fig.3 is a` horizontal section through the adjustable legof the supportingmeans, the view being,f taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2; Fig. 4@ is avertical section troni Jiront to rear throughV the burner supporting`means, the adjacent parts of the burner structure being); shown ingeneral outline; Fig. 5 is a pei spective view ofthe adjustable les; andFig.V 6 is a similar view of the clamp, the parts whereof are inseparated condition.

As is well known to those familiar with` tice heretofore to support theburners .of oil stoves of the character to Awhich the presenta inventionpertains solelyV from thet'uel supe ply pipe directly above which theburners were mounted. With some forms of burners, as with that typewherewith l have elected to show my .present invention associatechit isimpracticalv to locate the burner directly` over the supply pipe becauseof the fact that `certain mechanism associatedwith the wick raisingmeans is located. below. the-` burnei'. rl`herefore,my present inventionis peculiarly adapted for use with l.burnersoi this type.

4leterring now to the constructionillustrated in the drawings, l isastove top, sustained by end panels 2 agivendistance above the base 3,and the whole is supported a suitable distance troni the iioorl byrlegs5. A tuelsupply pipe 6 extends endwise ot the j stove above the base`andis supported by theend panels andthe top` l yis provided with. burneropenings 7. This construction is quite in accordance with prevailing`practice and therefore a more detaileddescription of the general stovevstructure-is deemed unnecessary.

rlhe burner proper 1s designated l0 and Ait ,K

is surmounted bya drum 11 which shouldbe located substantially in axialalignment with the burner opening 7. The burner 101s of the well knowntubular type which, itfinay i explained generally, comprises inner `andf outer wick tubes that vare joined` at their lower ends to enclosetherebetween an annu` lar space `within which a wick` is adapted to` beraised and vlowered by suitable mechanism, in the present instance suolimechanism loe-l ing` shown in a 2Q'eneral `way at l2 and incorporatingthe spindle 13 thatis equipped Aat its outer end with `hand ywheel lll;The space between the wick tubes is supplied with. oil through an elbowfitting 15 that projects` rearwardly from the lower portion of theburner l0. This tting is1secured with a` leak-piootjoint to a seat 1G ofthe supply pipe by means of my improved clamp 20.

This clamp, as will be seen more clearly from Fig. 6, comprises aninverted substantia-lly U-shaped member. the Jforward branch of which(considering it inthe-position it occupies in` a stove) is provided witha slot 2l for the passage of the'elbow tting 15,"`

and at their lower ends the opposed branches are brought togetherbeneath the supply vplate that dependsi'rom the burner and which reposesbetween theside flanges 26 pipe 6 and inserte-d througha loop 22-ibeyond which the ends of the branches are flared outwardly. Uoniinedagainst turning between the upper ends of the opposed branches is a nut23 through whichk a set screw 24 is threaded, said set screw passingthrough an aperture iii the central portion of thou-shaped memberoandbearing at its inner end in a depressioii'i'orined'in very efficientsupport for therear portion' of the burner.

The front portion oi the burnerfis supported by an adjustable legcomprisinga ofthe' vertical branch ot any angle member 27- that is orchannel formation and the horizontal branch oi which extends ttor-Wardly and ybearsat its iront end on the `stovebase 8 where itterminates in a tongue 28 thatis engaged through slot 29 in the stovebase. The overlying portionsoic the plate 25 and the web oi the member27 have diagonal slots which'register and are shown as at substantiallyrright angles to Veach other, the respective slots 'oic thev plates 25and y'member 27 Abeing designated Q56V and 27a. bolt 30 extendsthroughthese slots and has a nutv 31 applied to it rearwardly of theplate 25. I

It will'b'e `readily understood from the nature oi the constructionabove described that the burner iscapable of being swung to a limitedextent onthe supply pipe 6 as a'ful'crum. By'virtue ofthe adjustment ofthe leg comprising the parts 25 and 27, the

burnermay be swung forwardly or rearv f wardly into axial alignment withthe burner opening `7` of .the stove top and securely `held in properlyadjusted position by a tightening of the bolt 30. By' havingthe slots25a 'and 27a inclined `with respect to each other,the adjustment is heldmuch more secure against accidental 'disarrangement than if the slotswere in vertical' alignment, yfor in such a. case any force tending todisturb 'theadjustinent would have to be resisted solely by thetrictional engagement of the bolt head and .nut with the parte`clampedtherebetween, whereas, under the present arrangemenua shearingstrain oni haste be withstood bythe bolt, and this consequently andproportionally7 lessons the clamping responsibility of the bolt and nut.vIt will be` observed that the width ot the plate 25 is somewhat lessthan the distance between the side flanges of themember 27 ltherebypermitting or" a 'slight lateral ad` justmeiit 'of the burner, ample totake care of any irregularities of parts or inaccuracies of assembly andaccordingly facilitating production.

Having thus described my invention, what lclaimis:

t Lin a stovestructure the combination with a top having la burneropening, a base spaced asuitable .distance below the top, a burnersupported between thebase and top `in operative relation to theaforesaid opening and in a manner rendering itcapabley of being tilted,and an adjustable support for the burner for resisting thetiltingthereof, said support comprising overlapping ele 'ments carriedrespectivelyl by the burner? and base and hai-Jingy registeringreversely obliqueslotsnd clamping means extending through the slots forlsecuringsaid elements together. in any adjusted position.

"2; In a stove structure, the combination oi? a burner, meanssupportingthe burner trom `the structure insucli 'manneras to permitatilting` of the burner, and an'adjust` able supportior resisting the tilAng of the burner and comprising overlapping elements `securedrespectively to the burner and stove structure, said elements having're"versely oblique registering slots, and ciampingmeaiis 4eirteiidingthrough said slots for binding the elements togetneruin any adjustedposition.y 1 f 3. lna stove structure of the character set forth, thecombination of a fuel supply pipe, a burner, communicative connectionsbetween the burner andl supply lpipe and through which the Vformer islsupported from the latter in such manner as to be capable of tiltingwith respect thereto, and an ad` justable support for resisting tiltingot the burnensaid support comprising overlapping elements connectedrespectively to the burner and stove structure vand havingy reverselyobliqueregistering slots,` and 'clamping 'means extending tliroughsaidslots for bindingthe elementstogether in any adjusted position.

In a stove A structure of the character `set `orthfthe `combinationl ofa burner,

means supportingthe burner in such man! ner as to permitof its beingtilted, andan adjustable support for resisting the tilting of theburner'andcornprising overlapping elements vsecured respectively to theburner and the stove structure and having reversely oblique ,registeringslots, and clamping means extending through the slots for binding theelements together in any adjusted position, one of said elements being,ot channel formation andlreceiving between its side flanges said otherelement..

forth.l the combination ofi a base, a fuel sup` ply pipe supported abovejthebase, a burner, connections between the burner and supply pipel andthrough` which the 'former is.. supported from the latter'in such manneras to i 5( In a stove structure ofthe chaiacterset permit of its beingtilted with respect thereto, and an adjustable support for resistingthetilting of the burner, said support cornprising a plate depending from apart of the burner remote from that connected to the supply pipe, achannel member rising from the base and receiving between its sideflanges the aforesaid plate, the web of said channel member and saidplate having reversely oblique registering slots, and clamping meansextending through said slots for connecting the channel member and saidplate together in any adjusted position.

G. in a stove structure of the character set forth, the combination of abase, a fuel supply pipe supported thereabove, a burner, communicativeconnection between the burner and pipe and whereby the former issupported from the latter in such manner as to permit the former to betilted with respect to the latter, a pla te depending from a part of theburner remote from that hat ing connection with the supply pipe, anangle shaped channel member having one of its branches resting upon thebase and between-the side flanges of the other branch whereof theaforesaid plate reposes, the latH ter branch and the said plate havingreverse ly oblique registering` slots, and Clamping means extendingthrough said slots for binding together said member and plate in anyadjusted position. the member terminating at its forward end in a tongueand the base having a slot through which said tongue is engaged.

7. in adjustable support for objects comprising two overlappingelements, one of said elements being secured to the object, saidelements having reversely oblique registering slots, and clamping meansextending through said slots for holding 'the ele` ments in any adjustedposition *ith respect to each other.y

8. An adjustable support for objects com` prising overlapping elementsone of which is secured to the object and the other oit which is adaptedto rest on a supporting surface, said element-s having reversely obliqueregistering slots, and clamping means extending through the slots forbinding the elements together in any adjusted position, one of saidelements being of channel formation and receiving between its sidefianges said other element.

9. `In a stove structure, the'combination of a supply pipe, a burnersituated at one side thereof, an elbow fitting extending from the sideof the burner and reposing upon a. seat of the pipe, and a clamp forbinding the elbow fitting to 'the supply pipe, said clamp comprising amember surrounding the elbow fitting and pipe, one branch whereof is provided with an opening through which the elbow fitting extends.

l0. In a stove structure, the combination of a supply pipe', a burnersituated at one side thereof, an elbow fitting extending from the sideof the burner and reposing upon a seat of the pipe, and a clamp forbinding the elbow fitting to the supply pipe, said clamp comprising aU-shaped element extending down over 'the fitting and pipe, one branchwhereof is slotted for the passage of the fitting, the branchesapproaching each other below the pipe, a loop through which the endportions of the branches are extended and beyond which they are turnedoutwardly, and a screw having operative connection with the centralportion of the U-shaped element and bearing upon the top of the elbowfitting for placing the parts under tension and forcing the elbowfitting against the seat of the pipe.

11. A clamp for binding an elbow fitting to a pipe with the lateralbranch ofthe iitting at right angles to the pipe, said clamp comprisinga member surrounding the fit# ting and pipe, one branch whereof isprovided with an opening through which the lateral branch of the elbowfitting extends.

In testimony whereof, I hereunto affix ,my signature.

LEE S. CHADWICK.

